FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday June 7th, 2018

Ends Thursday, June 7th, 2018
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)


We have a great selection of material that we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. Look for new goodies from Tucson along with new collection acquisitions to appear in the coming weeks. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. We'll still have selections from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, John Arnaud, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key and plenty of pieces from Kay Robertson along with various dealers' inventories. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!

Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:

1. Newly mined "COCONUT" ANDRADITE GARNET from Peru
2. Large "Baveno" twinned MICROCLINE crystal with SCHORL from Pakistan
3. Excellent rare crystallized ANDERSONITE from Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico
4. Beautiful pinkish-red RHODOCHROSITE from the Moose Mine, Colorado
5. Rare specimen of crystallized NADORITE from the Type Locality in Algeria
6. Attractive crystallized GOLD specimen from the Piolho Claim, Brazil
7. Very sharp and lustrous blue SAPPHIRE crystal from the Zazafotsy Quarry, Madagascar
8. Superbly well-crystallized GOETHITE specimen from Colorado
9. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Natrolite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Springfield Quarry, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Epidote (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
7.2 x 6.5 x 3.2 cm
"Chlorite" pseudomorphs after Axinite-(Fe) (very rare material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Meldon Aplite Quarry, Okehampton area (Northern Dartmoor), Devon, England, UK
4.1 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Topaz (var: Pyknite) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tin Mine, Altenberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5.5 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Microcline (large Baveno twin) with Schorl
Raikot, Chilas, Diamar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.2 x 7.3 x 6.7 cm
Gold (beautifully crystallized)
Piolho claim, Pacaraima, Roraima, Brazil
0.8 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
Turquoise (crystalized!) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, James River-Roanoke River Manganese District, Campbell County, Virginia
6.3 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm
Stibnite (good sized crystals)
Wuling Mine; Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
9.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm
Sapphire (very sharp crystal) (7.76 grams) (ex Charlie Key)
Zazafotsy Quarry, Zazafotsy Commune, Ihosy District, Ihorombe Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
1.8 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm
Tremolite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Stubach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
9.7 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Quartz / Agate Geode (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.6 x 9.6 x 5.2 cm
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